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The Vacant Lot
Mr. and Mrs. Lombard appeared before Judge Judy.
They own a vacant lot.
The lot is 4/7 of an acre.
It is adjacent to the defendant's property.
The Lombards also own four other adjoining lots.
They have owned these properties for a long time.
The specific lot in question has been in their family since 1952.
Mr. Lombard's grandfather originally owned it.
Then his father owned it.
Now, Mr. Lombard owns it with his wife.
He described it as family property.
He mentioned sentimental reasons for keeping it.
The Lombards do not live close to the property.
They live about a half-hour away.
They reside on the other side of Pueblo.
Judge Judy asked if they believe the pieces of land will become valuable.
Mr. Lombard stated it is something to leave for their children.
He explained it is vacant property.
The intention is for it to be a building property.
Houses could be built on each lot.
Mr. Lombard became a third partner in the property in 1984.
This was initially with his grandmother.
After his grandmother died, he was in partnership with his brother.
His brother later sold out.
Then he was in partnership with his father.
His father sold out to him.
This happened after most of the other property was gone.
Only this one piece on top of the hill remained.
Mr. Lombard bought his father out.
He and his wife have kept it since then.
Currently, he is in partnership with his wife.
The Allegation of Dumped Concrete
The Lombards claimed the defendant, Michelle Gonzales, placed cement blocks on their property.
They alleged this caused damage to the grass.
They wanted her to be responsible for this damage.
Michelle Gonzales recently bought the property next to theirs.
She stated the blocks were already on the property when she bought it.
She filed a counterclaim.
Her counterclaim was for the cost of removing the blocks.
She explained she moved them further back onto her own property.
Judge Judy noted her counterclaim seemed "ridiculous."
Judge Judy's Initial Assessment
Judge Judy questioned the nature of the vacant lot.
She asked what the Lombards do with it.
She asked if they picnic there.
Mr. Lombard reiterated it is just vacant property.
He said it is for building houses.
Judge Judy observed the property.
She described it as looking like a "junkyard."
She asked if they wanted it made into a garden.
Mr. Lombard said no.
He identified the defendant's yard in a photograph.
Judge Judy wanted to see the concrete blocks on the Lombards' property.
Mr. Lombard pointed to slabs in a photograph.
He claimed these were concrete slabs.
He believed Michelle Gonzales put in a new patio.
He thought she knocked out the old patio.
He alleged she piled the slabs onto their property.
Judge Judy confirmed the property in the photo was theirs.
She noted it looked like dirt.
Mr. Lombard agreed it was vacant property.
The Defendant's Actions
Michelle Gonzales stated she moved the slabs off the Lombards' property.
Mr. Lombard confirmed this happened later.
Judge Judy commented that it was "dirt."
She said it was not as if they had botanical gardens.
She implied Michelle Gonzales did not destroy anything valuable.
Mr. Lombard agreed it looked like a junkyard.
He insisted it was their vacant property.
He said they wanted to keep it for their family.
Judge Judy stated Michelle Gonzales was not paying them any more money.
Post-Movement Photographs
Mr. Lombard presented a picture.
This picture showed the concrete blocks after they were moved.